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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Set Default Behavior</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">General</span><span class="f_BodyText"> page of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Options</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog provides several options for altering the look and behavior of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText">.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To access the </span><span class="f_UIControl">General</span><span class="f_BodyText"> page, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Tools | Options | General</span><span class="f_BodyText"> menu option.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Double-click Behavior</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">In the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Double click on browser</span><span class="f_BodyText"> panel, select the appropriate radio button.</span><br>
<span class="f_BodyText">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="settreeclick.png" width="169" height="77" border="0" alt="SetTreeClick"><br>
<span class="f_BodyText">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Shows Properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - double-clicking an item in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> opens a</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> </span><span class="f_UIControl">Property</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog (if available) for that element</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Opens Branch</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - double-clicking an item in the</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Project Browser</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> expands the tree to show the item's children; if there are no children, nothing happens</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Opens Branch &amp; Diagram</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - as above, but also opens the first diagram beneath the item, if applicable.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Enable Free Sorting</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">In the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser </span><span class="f_BodyText">panel, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Allow Free Sorting</span><span class="f_BodyText"> checkbox. This enables you to re-order elements within a package regardless of type, within the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText">.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">For example, below, the element </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Class3</span><span class="f_BodyText"> has been moved from its original position with the other Class elements, to a point amongst the Action elements. </span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="freesorting.png" width="280" height="332" border="0" alt="FreeSorting"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You move elements using the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Up-arrow</span><span class="f_BodyText"> (moves the element further up the tree) and </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Down-arrow</span><span class="f_BodyText"> (moves the element further down the tree) icons towards the end of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText"> toolbar.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Show Stereotypes </span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">On the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Options</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog, in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser </span><span class="f_NumberedList">panel, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Show Stereotypes</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> checkbox.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">When prompted, shut down and restart Enterprise Architect to enable this change to take effect.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">As shown in the above screen, when a stereotype is defined for an element, the stereotype name then displays in front of the element name (see </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Action4</span><span class="f_BodyText"> and </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Activity1</span><span class="f_BodyText">)</span><span class="f_BodyText">.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You set the stereotype of an element in its </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog.</span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="showstereotypessetting.png" width="377" height="523" border="0" alt="ShowStereotypesSetting"></p>




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